PHOTOS: Student sues her own parents

New Jersey student Rachel Canning smiles during a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. Canning who says her parents abandoned her when she turned 18 lost a first round on Tuesday in the lawsuit she filed against them for school costs and living expenses, a case that could set a precedent for a family's obligation to support a child who has left home. A family court judge denied a request by Canning of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, to have her parents temporarily resume paying her tuition and living expenses. He set another hearing date for next month. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning (R) speaks to her friend's father John Inglesino during a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri TATES - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW EDUCATION)

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning is sworn in during a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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Sean (R) and Elizabeth Canning are sworn in during a hearing in a lawsuit their daughter Rachel Canning filed against them in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning (L) talks to her father Sean Canning during a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning attends a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning (L) confers with her attorney Tanya Helfand during a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning attends a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning sits next to her attorney Tanya Helfand during a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning attends a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning attends a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning attends a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning attends a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning covers her mouth during a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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Sean and Elizabeth Canning cry during a hearing in a lawsuit brought by their daughter Rachel Canning in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning (C) leaves with her attorney Tanya Helfand (L) and her friend's father John Inglesino after a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning (C) is surrounded by her friends following a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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New Jersey student Rachel Canning (C) is surrounded by her friends following a hearing in her lawsuit against her parents Sean and Elizabeth Canning, in Morristown March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri